Tag Archives: indie games

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Toronto Created Game One to Watch

By Jonathan Ore
January 20, 2011

Watch, Listen and Learn: Toronto developed Sword & Sworcery makes Wired UK’s Top 10 Releases to Watch in 2011

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Sword & Sworcery certainly sticks out on Wired UK’s games to watch in 2011 list: it and thatgamecompany’s Journey are the only items that weren’t created by industry juggernauts like Rockstar or Nintendo. I suppose their presence on the list also fills the indie game quota, and a mobile/iPad entry in the list, but its choice to represent that sector speaks volumes. Anyone who saw the game’s presentation at Gamercamp 2010 will know why S:S&S:EP (copy editor’s nightmare, right there) is special, with its combination of mature pixel art and a haunting score. It’s proof that Toronto’s growing indie game community can create fantastic things, and that their talents can garner recognition even across the Atlantic.

Read our interview with Kris Piotrowski, one of the developers behind Sword & Sworcery, here.

See more of Sword & Sworcery EP on the official internet site here.

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Gamercamp LV2 Raises the Bar

By Will Perkins
November 19, 2010

Gamercamp LV2 is a wrap! The two day conference/social/experience featured talks by local game designers, journalists and luminaries, demos of new and exciting projects being developed in the city, music, food and -bit nostalgia. This is a detailed run down of this extremely fun and enlightening weekend. Continue reading →

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Interview with
Michael Todd
of Spyeart

By Zack Kotzer
November 13, 2010

Michael Todd is a Toronto-based game designer known for his unique artistic sensibility and approach to gameplay. His independent one man studio, Spyeart, produces games that are as much about experimenting with new mechanics as they are about provoking an emotional response from the player. Continue reading →

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Interview with
Ryan Creighton
of Untold Entertainment

By Will Perkins
November 13, 2010

Anyone familiar with the Toronto video game scene probably knows the name Ryan Creighton. A president of Untold Entertainment, his speciality is online games designed for kids and teens. However, Creighton is also one of the most outspoken and passionate voices in the Toronto game development community. He is the kind of person who is as likely to make you think as he is to make you laugh. His industry knowledge and quick wit are immediately apparent, whether he’s speaking on panel, socializing at gatherings like TOJam and Hand Eye, or writing on his always entertaining blog. Continue reading →

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Interview with
Miguel Sternberg
of Spooky Squid Games

By Jonathan Ore
November 13, 2010

If you’ve been to any events run by Toronto’s Hand Eye Society, chances are you’ve seen Miguel Sternberg hard at work, frantically synching computers into local networks and test-driving new games built by himself and his colleagues. He’s half of the two-man team known as Spooky Squid Games. Continue reading →

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Interview with
Kris Piotrowski
of Capy Games

By Jonathan Ore
November 12, 2010

This series of interviews will help you get to know the people who are making the Toronto video game scene what it is today. In this first part, Jonathan talks with Kris Piotrowski, co-founder and Creative Director of Toronto studio Capy Games. A Toronto studio that has come into its own over the past few years, with titles like Critter Crunch and Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes receiving critical acclaim. Continue reading →

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Gamercamp 2010

By Dork Shelf
November 7, 2010

Grab some friends and mark down in your calendars what will be an epic weekend. After launching last year with wicked talks, dazzling demos, a full-blown arcade, and scrumptious, sumptuous cupcakes, Toronto’s festival celebrating the art, creativity, and fun in video games returns November 13-14, 2010! Continue reading →

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The Hand Eye Society Social #10

By Dork Shelf
November 7, 2010

Hosted by JASON “6955” DEGROOT – Conjurer of 8-bit sounds traveling from the stages of Blip Festival all the way to Grasshopper’s No More Heroes 2 soundtrack and creator of Points TV project for the 1UP Show, makes his triumphant return to Canada after ten years immersed in Japan’s video game culture. Like an ambassador of the video game age, he brings back tales of the very cool and very unique including video-game themed bars, a Nintendo museum, and other retro game-influenced happenings. Continue reading →

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Vortex Conference and Competition Cancelled?

By Will Perkins
October 19, 2010

The boot camp portion of 2010 Vortex Game Conference and Competition scheduled to start on October 27th may have been cancelled.

Update: An announcement was made this morning on the Vortex Competition website announcing that the competition portion of the event has been postponed until a later date. Continue reading →

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VVVVVV Review

By Zack Kotzer
June 25, 2010

As the window for independent game makers widens, so the variety of expected material should also grow. VVVVVV (or the The Letter V Six Times if you want to use your mouth) is the new title from Irish game artist … Continue reading →

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Dork Shelf visits T.O. Jam 2010

By Dork Shelf
June 4, 2010

We paid a visit to the 2010 Toronto Independent Game Development Jam to talk with the organizers and participants at this awesome event. Got an urge to get your game on this weekend? Look no further than the 2010 Toronto … Continue reading →

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T.O. Jam 2010 Arcade is this Saturday

By Will Perkins
June 2, 2010

Got an urge to get your game on this weekend? Look no further than the 2010 Toronto Indie Game Development Showcase happening the evening of Saturday June 5th at the Imperial Pub brought to you by the fine folks at … Continue reading →

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